{"product_id":"west-african-popular-theatre-drama-and-performance-studies-0253210771","title":"West African Popular Theatre (Drama and Performance Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0253210771\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barber, Karin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature . . . \" -Research in African Literatures\"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book.\" -Leeds African Studies Bulletin\"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. \" -Margaret Drewal\"A fine book. The play texts are treasures.\" -Richard BaumanAfrican popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51703355080992,"sku":"NEW0253210771","price":27.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71ogMfqV82L_76d4ccbf-d8d9-47d5-9240-a38a9b1d2200.jpg?v=1779390800","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/west-african-popular-theatre-drama-and-performance-studies-0253210771","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}